Resources for the Comprehensive Curriculum

Grade 4

Social Studies

Unit 4: The Movement of Ideas: Scientific Contributions and Culture

Activity 4: Culture and Our National Heritage (GLE: 62)

CC:  Put students in partnerships and have each pair research one of the items generated on the list to determine its country of origin. Each pair of students should create a poster or PowerPoint slide that depicts an illustration of the food, sport, or celebration, an outline of their country, and a world map with their country highlighted in some way to illustrate its location within the context of the world.

Use MS Word to create a storyboard for planning the PowerPoint presentation.

Word template  -"Storyboard: Traditions from Other Countries"

Use MS PowerPoint to create a presentation.

PowerPoint template - "Spaghetti"  This presentation is a sample that the teacher could show students before they begin their research.

CC:  As presentations are made, each student in the class should complete a table including the name of the cultural element, the name of the country of its origin, and the date it became part of the culture of the United States.

Use MS Word to create a table about the cultural elements and traditions.

Word template - "Traditions from Other Countries"